{"id":7820,"date":"2023-01-12T11:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7820"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:17:48","slug":"tech-abilities-bookshare-reader-is-here-ai-killing-human-narration-apple-referrals-return-weather-app-cant-weather-it-battery-replacement-rising-and-more-tech-tidbits-from-a-blindness-persp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7820","title":{"rendered":"tech Abilities: BookShare Reader is Here, AI Killing Human Narration, Apple Referrals Return, Weather App Can&#8217;t Weather it, Battery Replacement $$ Rising, and More Tech Tidbits from a Blindness Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1196\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7820-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Serina, Seyoon and Jeff talk about the latest news and give their unique perspective whilst hanging out in&nbsp;&nbsp;the Blind Abilities Studio. Learn about some of the breaking news, trends and developments in the Blindness, and Low vision world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some useful links stemming from the show:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/AKJ4KN3I_SGCJJAI9DERNQW\">Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2022\/12\/15\/apple-card-75-dollar-referall-bonus\/\">Apple Card brings back $75 Daily Cash bonus for new referrals through February,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/01\/01\/dark-sky-shuts-down-tomorrow\/\">Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App &#8216;Dark Sky&#8217;,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/Aa402is7YR9q6DUMw7IYrHQ\">DoorDash can now drop off your packages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2023\/01\/02\/apple-raising-prices-of-battery-replacement-for-older-iphone-models\/\">Apple raising prices of its battery replacement service for older iPhone models,<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/walmart-shopping-grocery\/id338137227\">Walmart app<\/a>&nbsp;and the order pick up option is sweet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avatar 2 with Audio Description in the AMI theaters. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/amc-theatres-movies-more\/id509199715\">AMI app<\/a>&nbsp;is very accessible.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Pre-ETS Program and Transition Services Coordinator Shane&nbsp;DeSantis&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/584A186A-6B46-45D0-B5B2-A2EC78AD6E01\/shane.desantis@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or 651-358-5205.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=Podcast\">email<\/a>&nbsp;and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you!<br><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1198\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7820-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/TASnowBomb.mp3 Podcast Summary: Serina, Seyoon and Jeff talk about the latest news and give their unique perspective whilst hanging out in&nbsp;&nbsp;the Blind Abilities Studio. Learn about some of the breaking news, trends and developments in the Blindness, and Low vision world.&nbsp; Here are some useful links stemming from the show: Contact Your State Services If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[524,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-abilities","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TechAbilitiesLogo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-228","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7429,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7429","url_meta":{"origin":7820,"position":0},"title":"Tech Abilities: Anticipation 6-6, Weather App Alerts, Facebook\/Twitter Accessibility, Apple\u2019s 22 Min-Pay, SOS setup, Clipboard list, Audio Description and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 1, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Two is company as Callie takes a break from the Blind Abilities Studio this week and Serina and Jeff pick up the tech tidbits and news. 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As part of the takeover at Twitter and all the layoffs, the entire Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter has been laid off. 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